New Flash 20 mark up ahead or maybe we just passed it

This blog is called

"Random Specific Thoughts", and I do have some. We do take the New York Times on the weekends for example. Actually I probably should go read it rather than just doing this blog. I thought of putting a picture of our house on the blog because I just came in from a walk. (wish it was from a run but mostly they are walks these days) and I stopped out front to visit with a couple of ladies from the ward walking by . In our area that is not a common thing to happen by the way. I mentioned that one of them lived in so and so's house who had of course sold it to them. She mentioned it was their house and she was determined to change it enough to have it be so. Most folks after moving a few times in their lives don't need this explained to them. On the other hand once you have finally bought a brand new house, like the one not shown in the picture, you don't ever have anyone tell you "O you live in so and so's house". That may be pretty obvious but then speaking of what seems obvious to me, I suppose I should document somewhere that I have lost a noticeable amount of weight. I could tell you that I weigh close to the same as I did in this picture above but then in that picture I was probably at the 20 mile mark in that race. Sometimes I think I might be at the 20 mile mark right now. Just to add some clarity if your in a marathon 26 mile race sometimes at about 20 miles you hit the wall. Lots of non random very specific thoughts go through your head. I remember thinking being dead might be good, for example. If in fact a marathon was just a metaphor for life whatever then where one might ask is the 20 mile mark? The on the other hand, losing weight is good and actually not all that hard. The formula is pretty simple. To do it I have given up a lot of sugar, trans fats, fats, sodium is way down (one exception is above in next to the guy running, and for that matter one of the few things I haven't given up) and then of course red meat ( no hamburgers, steak or hot dogs) , white bread, mayonnaise course I hate mayonnaise, most things with white flour, butter, most baked goods, and anything that comes to mind when you think of something good. Shredded wheat and oatmeal are fine. Bananas are good. Fresca is a treat.